OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa is going to be “hawkish” on competition in a bid to ease the cost of living.

She says affordability is top of mind for Canadians and expanding market competition to give consumers more choices offers a path to lower prices.

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Joly kicked off the Competition Bureau’s annual summit in Ottawa today by saying the federal government supports more market competition in Canada.

The minister cited her August decision to uphold a regulatory decision that allows large telecom firms to offer services on the backs of their

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